Combination razorstrop holder and heater



W. V. KOMMER COMBINATION RAZOR STROP HOLDER AND HEATER Nov. 9, 1948.

Fild Jan. 23, 1946 FIG.3.

' INVENTOR: WILL/AM V.-

Z ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 9, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COMBINATIONRAZOR STROP HOLDER AND HEATER This invention relates to combinationrazor strop holders and heaters, and the present in vention is animprovement upon the disclosure of my prior Patent #2,294,991, datedSeptember 8, 1942.

In the disclosure of that prior patent the holder is mountedhorizontally upon a stand, and the strop is drawn straightly out foruse. But it is found in practise that a strop drawn thus straightly outthrough the end slot of the holder is aptto become curved transversely,whereby the razor blade that is being sharpened does not have fullcontact with the strop for the full length of the blade, thus leavingcertain portions of the blade relatively dull.

One important object of the invention therefore is to provide a razorstrop holder provided with devices and means for counteracting thistendency of a strop to acquire such transverse curvature.

A further object of the invention is to provide a strop holder having aslotted disk rotatably mounted in the outer end thereof, the stropitself being extended 'out through the straight slot of the disk andhaving a swivel connection at its inner end with a Wind-up spool,whereby the strop may be drawn out for use, and may be reversed orturned over upon its said swivel connection, as may be required forusing the reverse side of the strop.

Still a further object of the invention is to provide a strop holder ofthe kind referred to and which may be mounted vertically upon a wall orother support, the same comprising an elongated base for securing to thesupport, and an elongated casing hingedly connected at its lower end tothe lower end of the base, the outer free end of the case being ofi'setangularly and being closed at its outer end by a disk rotatably seatedtherein, the disk having a straight'slot formed therethrough, and arazor strop within the holder and connected at its inner end with awind-up spool by means of a swivel joint or link and a triangular clampplate, the free end of the strop being passed slidably through the saidslot of the rotable disk, there being a roller journaled transverselyimmediately within the offset outer end of the holder, over which rollerthe strop angularly passes, and which angularity of travel materiallyassists in preventing the strop from curving transversely, the saidtriangular clamp plate at the inner end of the strop serving, as itstrikes the said roller, to automatically turn the strop flatly forpassing thereover into the holder, and

means for electrically heating the holder and the strop therein.

With the stated objects and advantages in View, together with such otherobjects as may be developed in the specification, a preferred embodimentof the invention and of the said improvements is shown in theaccompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a frontal elevation of a strop holder formed in accordancewith this invention, and shown as vertically mounted upon a wall or likesupport, the lower or inner portion of the casing being broken away toshow the arrangement of the interior parts.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section through the holder as mounted uponits support, the hinged casing being shown as swung angularly outwardfrom the support in readiness for drawing out the strop.

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail view of the outer end of the holderpositioned as shown in Figure 2 and with the razor strop drawn fully outfor use, the medial portion of the strop being broken out.

Figure 4 is a view similar to that of Figure 3, the razor strop howeverbeing shown as turned ninety degrees from its positioning of Figure 3,in the process of reversing or turning the strop over.

Figure 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Figure 3, the rotatablepositioning of the strop being indicated in dotted lines.

The invention comprises an elongated hollow holder or case referred togenerally at 5, preferably rectangular in cross section, closed at itssides 5a, bottom 5b, and rear end 50, and left open at its upper side5d. To the outer or forward end of this main case is joined an angularlyoffset and down-turned nose 6 which is also rectangular in cross sectionand closed at top, bottom and sides. Thisnose portion is also partiallyclosed at its outer end by a plate 6a formed with the circular aperture61). A similarly apertured plate is mounted inwardly of the plate 6a inslightly spaced relation thereto, and a disk I is rotatably mountedwithin the space between the plates. The disk I is formed with astraight strop slot To cut through the plate. A latch rib 8 is projectedforwardly at the upper side of the nose portion 6.

A winding spool 9 is mounted within the rear or inner end of the case,the same being rigidly seated on a stub shaft In journaled at its endsin the sides 5a of the case. A flat, coil spring H is secured at itsinner end to the shaft l0, and is wound under tension upon and aroundthis shaft.

A swivel link I2 is secured at one end to the outer end of this flatspring, as indicated at l3, the opposite end of this link being securedat M to the strop clamp I 5 which is riveted at IE to the inner end of aflexible razor strop 11. This clamp l5 may be angularly pointed at itsjuncture with the link l2, as shown at l5a in Figure 4, for a purpose tobe later pointed out.

The outer end of the razor strop I1 is passed over a roller I8 which isjournaled at its ends in the sides 5a immediately back of the nose 6 andadjacent the upper side of the case, and the strop is then passed freelyout through the slot 1a. of the disk 1, and is fastened at l9 to ahandle 20.

An electric heating coil 21 is mounted within the case 5 at the bottomthereof, and this coil is energized by means of the lead 22 passedthrough the end 50 of the case and joined to the conventional plug 23for insertion into a conventional socket (not shown).

An elongated base plate 24 is secured by screws 25 vertically to a wallor other support 26, and the case 5 is hinged at 2'! by its rear uppercorner to the lower end of this plate 24, and the case 5 is thus adaptedto close at its open upper side up against this plate 24, when thedevice is not in use. A latch spring 28 at the upper end of the baseplate 24 is arranged to releasably engage the latch rib 8 of the case 5when the latter is pressed vertically up against the base plate 24, thusholding the case in place when not in use.

A triangular bracket 29 is mounted upon the lower end of the base plate24 immediately below the hinge 21, the same being positioned in angularrelation to the hinge as shown, and is thus adapted to receive and holdthe inner end of the case 5 as the latter is swung outwardly from thebase plate 24, and this bracket thus supports the case 5 in theangularly out-swung position shown in Figure 2, ready for use.

In the use of this device, the case 5 is pulled out to the positionshown in Figure 2. The strop I! may then be readily drawn out from thecase for use, and owing to the fact that it passes angularly over theroller 18 and also through the straight slot la of the disk 1, anytendency toward transverse curvature or distortion is done away with andthe strop is maintained to its normal and flat shape and condition. Bypulling the strop out to its full length, it may readily be turned overor reversed, by virtue of the fact that the swivel link [2 is thenpassed over the roller l8, thus enabling the strop to be turned over onsaid link, this operation being facilitated through the rotatability ofthe disk 1,

While I have here shown and described a certain embodiment of theinvention and specific structural features thereof, it is understoodthat I may vary the construction here shown, within the scope of theappended claims.

I claim:

1. In a device of the kind described, an elongated base plate foraffixing vertically to a support, an elongated case hingedly mounted atits lower end to the lower end of the base plate and arranged to closeup vertically against the base plate and to swing angularly outtherefrom, an angularly down-set nose portion extended from the outerend of the case, a disk rotatably mounted in the outer end of the noseportion, said disk having a straight razor strop slot formedtherethrough, a roller journaled transversely within the outer end ofthe case immediately back of the said nose portion and adjacent theupper side of the case, a flexible razor strop retractively mountedwithin the case and passed out through the slotted disk thereof over thesaid roller, the said strop being so mounted that it may be turned andreversed within the case, simultaneously with the rotation of the saiddisk, when drawn fully out from the case.

2. In a device according to claim 1, means for electrically heating theinterior of the case and the strop as mounted therein.

3. In a device of the kind described, an elonated base plate forsecuring vertically to a support, an elongated casing rectangular incross section and hingedly connected by its inward lower corner to thelower end of the base plate to close up against the base plate, abracket on the lower end of the base plate below the hinged connectionthereto of the said case, adapted to engage the lower end of the case assame is swung out angularly from the base plate for supporting the casein such angularly out-swung position, a rectangular nose extendedangularly downward and outward from the outer end of the case, a diskrotatably and transversely mounted in the outer end of the nose, saiddisk having a straight razor strop slot formed therethrough, a rollerjournaled transversely in the outer end of the case immediately back ofthe said nose adjacent the upper side thereof, a flexible razor stropretractively mounted within the case and passed out through the slotteddisk thereof over the said roller, means for automatically drawing therazor strop to its normal retracted position within the case, meanspermitting the rotation or turning of the strop when drawn fully outfrom the case, means for automatically aligning the strop with theroller when released for return into the case, for flatly passing overthe said roller.

4. In a device according to claim 3, means for electrically heating theinterior of the case and the strop as mounted therein.

WILLIAM V. KOMMER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,786,120 Lynam Dec. 23, 19302,294,991 Kommer Sept. 8, 1942 2,310,701 Lehmann Feb. 9, 1943

